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Mackarel! New Mackarel!

Perhaps there are more of this fish sold than any other: they are
very plentiful during spring. There is a law that permits of their being
sold on Sundays, before divine service, on account of their perishable
nature; for it has been stated 10,000 mackarel, worth £200 in the
morning, would not be worth twenty shillings on the following day. Here
comes the beadle, crossing George Street, to warn off a fish-woman, for
it is eleven o'clock by

St. George's, Hanover Square

This church was one of fifty, erected by act of Parliament in 1724.
John James was the architect. The first stone was laid by General
Stewart, with the following ceremony: — Having made a libation of wine,
he pronounced these words: "The Lord God of heaven preserve the
church of St. George!" It is dedicated to St. George the Martyr, in
honour of George I. The subject of the altar-piece is the Last Supper,
attributed to Sir James Thornhill. This church is remarkable for the
number of fashionable marriages celebrated here.

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References

Limner, Luke [John Leighton]. The Cries of London & Public
Edifices from Sketches on the Spot. London:
Grant & Griffith successors to Newberry and
Harris. Corner of St Paul's Church Yard,
[1847].
Internet Archive version of a copy in the University of Toronto Library. Web. 17 September 2013.